Joy Division/New Order compilation “Total” to get vinyl release in November

this is for the VERY casual fan

 

Indeed!

@c-eling should enjoy my new avatar. Other disc is swirly yellow!

 

Looks great Jeff!

 

It's an introductory career spanning compilation for the casual fan, this time including both bands, no need to analyse it too much.

Buy if you like, or don't.

 

"Iconic" here seems to mean "not very good".

 

Lol, this cover is art directed by the great Peter Saville, like every other cover by JD/NO. Obviously no accounting for taste, but for what it is (again, an introductory collection) I would say he made another great cover, especially in the context of early 2010's dime-a-dozen "best of" compilations. The Guardian put out a great gallery when this comp came out with his process and thoughts behind some of his work for the two bands, including this one:

“I realized this was a record that would be sold in supermarkets and advertised on television. So the cover has a ‘pile it high, sell it cheap’ aesthetic. As you open it out, it says ‘Total’, but folded up you just see the ‘O’s. It says, ‘From Joy Division to New Order’. I couldn’t bear the words ‘Best of’. It’s a long way from the independent record shop to Tesco, almost 33 years. At Factory, I had a freedom that was unprecedented in communications design. We lived out an ideal, without business calling the shots. It was a phenomenon”

Plus, I like the Bradbury Thompson CMYK aesthetic, which plays on the whole "commercial" aspect of the comp — he's clearly in on the joke of how "mainstream" this all is.

Full article here.

 

The re-press that came out of Joy Division's Substance comp was amazing. I had the original single lp that had half the songs, but the 2lp repress not only includes everything on the wonderful double cassette I grew up listening to, but added even more bonus tracks (As You Said and another version of LWTUA). That's how you a reissue!

 

I think the music is very powerful and translates well generation to generation. I've always felt Joy Division was a very non-commercial sort of vibe, the fact it has become so commercial speaks to the times we live in I suppose.
I feel the artistic qualities of both bands, I love how they transformed into electronics but am somewhat frustrated at it reaching a stagnancy. MHO of course.

 

I will probably pick this up just to have in the collection. I even found myself buying New Order Substance out of a cassette vendning machine the other day

 

Well, if you missed the Singles box, which is quite expensive now, then maybe you can justify this one for the single edits of some songs. Its a decent tracklist if you are in the mood for a mixtape, except for the last couple of songs. I would have prefer Here to Stay instead of one of those.

 

Good!

 

i have the 2xlp brazilian version:

NewOrder* - (The Best Of) NewOrder







NewOrder* ‎– (The Best Of) NewOrder
Label:
London Records ‎– 8285801
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:
Brazil
Released:
1994
Genre:
Electronic, Pop
Style:
New Wave, Synth-pop

TracklistTrue Faith-94
A2 1963-94
A3 Regret
A4 Fine Time
B1 Bizarre Love Triangle-94
B2 Thieves Like Us
B3 The Perfect Kiss
B4 Shell Shock
C1 Round & Round-94
C2 World (Price Of Love)
C3 Vanishing Point
C4 Run 2
D1 Blue Monday-88
D2 Touched By The Hand Of God
D3 Ruined In A Day
D4 World In Motion

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can't remember the quality. i've never played it.

later
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don't forget collectors. i'm going to buy it, and throw in the pile with other new order
compilations. i never open them, or play them. they're just to be somewhat 'complete'.

personally, anything and everything is fair game for me when it comes to new order.

i have the 94 best of on cd, vinyl, cassette, etc, etc.

even have the japanese video laserdisc compilations..

later
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Kinda like me and KMFDM, it's like an old bad habit...

 

As a big fan, you might enjoy the book I'm currently reading called "The Blue Monday Diaries: In The Studio With New Order" by Michael Butterworth.

 

yup, posted my review 3 years ago:
Dear Diary: Leave Me Alone - Digital Republic - Dry 201 Message Pub

great book.

i have pretty much all the books, magazines etc. except for that one photo book concentrating on 1980s,
its very expensive, and i'll get it someday.

later
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i worked with the ex-manager of that band for a year or two.
i have tons of rare stuff, t-shirts, posters, the actual megaphone from the video, rare vinyl,
etc, etc, all for sale.

contact me if you're looking for something. i don't have a wide selection, but its got
a lot of rare items.

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I'll let know, thanks for the offer

 

has anyone heard this new vinyl comp yet?

 

Didn’t know that had a vinyl releases. Nice!!

 

Thanks for posting that article. I’d like to read about the other albums and all single sleeves too.

 

My local Oxfam has a copy of the UK edition...for £119.99

 

Holy smokes! If money were no object....

 

Looks like Frank Arkwright cut the vinyl. I didn’t get it, as I have the original albums on vinyl.

 

I just picked this up locally at Waterloo in Austin. Did this not get wide distribution in the US? Amazon has a January release date. All the ebay sellers seem to be from the UK. Glad I checked Waterloo for it.